Throughout the existence of this blog I have avoided taking political sides other than to say that politics is important enough that you should educate yourself on issues and vote. When you feel an issue is important I believe you should contact your politicians and let them know. If need be, you should demonstrate in support of your positions. When I was going to UCLA it seemed like every vote in Congress, every action of the President, would change the world. And yet, we've survived. In every election since, the political pundits have declared that "this is the most important election in our history." And yet, in spite of who got elected, we've survived. Right now, there are political